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Hampshire batsman James Vince is hoping for an England call-up this year after featuring in the second-string Lions' tour of Australia in January.

The 22-year-old was chosen for the tour alongside county team-mate Danny Briggs, who was later ruled out with a sprained ankle.

Vince believes his experience down under will keep him in the frame for more international cricket in 2013.

"Hopefully I'm somewhere on the radar," he told 91Èȱ¬ Radio Solent.

"The only way to get up to the next level is by consistently scoring runs in all formats, so that's what I'm looking to do.

"My one-day form was good last year and it was nice to finish off with a hundred in the four-day stuff.

"I think I've shown I can consistently perform in one-day cricket, and now I have to do that in four-day cricket.

"I'll hopefully get some big runs under my belt at the start of the season and push on throughout the year."

The Lions failed to record a single victory on the tour of Australia, losing all three warm-up games before four comfortable wins for Australia A in the one-day series.

But Vince, who hit 98 in Hampshire's pre-season friendly against a Barbados XI on Wednesday, says the squad will learn from their mistakes and are capable of much more.

"We lost fairly comprehensively to a strong side, and I don't think any one of us put in as many good performances as we'd have liked," he said.

"We under-performed as a side but we've gained some good experience from it.

"I batted at six which was a new role for me. I think I prefer batting at the top of the order in one day cricket, but I've learned from being out there so it was beneficial."